The impact of health education interventions on oral health promotion among older people: a systematic review

BMC Geriatrics

Research

Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini¹  Saeid Bashirian¹  Parshang Faghih Solaymani¹  Erfan Ayubi²  Sahar Khoshravesh³  Samane Shirahmadi⁴ 

[1] Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran;Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran;Center of Excellence for Occupational Health, Occupational Health and Safety Research Center, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran;Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran;Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran;Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran;

关键词: Older people;    Caregiver;    Oral health;    Intervention;    Health education;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-023-04259-5

 received in 2023-03-14, accepted in 2023-08-27,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundOne of the most common pathologic changes in older people is oral and dental problems. The oral health of older people is a public health concern. Promotion of good oral health for this cohort will have beneficial impacts on the longer-term quality of life. This study aimed to identify the types of health education interventions for the oral health of older people and to determine their effects on the oral and dental health of older people.MethodsPotential articles were retrieved from four electronic databases (PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Web of Sciences, and Embase) up to 31 September 2022 in English without limit of time. Experimental and quasi-experimental interventional studies investigating the impact of educational interventions on oral and dental health among older people over 60 years old in both sexes were considered. The quality assessment tool was the Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP).ResultsIn the initial search, 1104 articles were retrieved. Finally, according to the inclusion criteria, 23 studies (seventeen randomized controlled trials (RCT) and six quasi-experimental studies) were reviewed. In this review, educational interventions for older people and their caregivers are classified. Theoretical frameworks were used in only three interventions related to older people. Outcome measures were both self-reported and objective measures. Fifteen of the included studies were of moderate quality.ConclusionThis review provides evidence that the use of oral and dental health educational interventions was effective in improving the oral health of older people. Educational interventions were carried out both among older people and among their caregivers. Although a variety of interventions were used in the reviewed studies, more lectures were used in the interventions related to older people. In the interventions related to caregivers, in addition to lectures, practical education was also used. It is recommended to perform higher quality studies for assessing the effectiveness of interventions in this field.

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